Nancy Humphrey

Effort to remove penicillin allergy labels seeing success

A program in the Medical Intensive Care Unit has successfully removed penicillin allergy labels from more than 45 inpatients at high risk to receive antibiotics, but whose penicillin allergies were low risk.

syringe

Vaccine study seeks to halt flu’s most severe side effects

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is leading a multicenter national study to evaluate the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine for preventing the flu’s most serious side effects — admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), organ failure and death.

A wreck on the highway with a bleeding man, a pregnant woman and a small child. VUMC’s Chris Hare stopped to help.

A routine afternoon commute changed in an instant

Drea Gaffney thinks of her own father every time she speaks with patients about their bills

Gaffney said that the best part of her job is being able to tell patients that their account is resolved, and they don’t have to worry about it any more.

Deborah Bohlen celebrated for compassion and support of her team at the office and beyond

“Deb supports people in their professional roles as well as their personal roles.”

When it comes to patients’ medical mysteries, the VUMC Undiagnosed Diseases Network team is on the case

1 10 11 12 13 14 27